Warhawks Maintain Possession of Miner’s Axe with Win at Platteville

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — The No. 4 UW-Whitewater football team maintained possession of the Miner’s Axe with a 24-21 win over No. 2 UW-Platteville at Pioneer Stadium Saturday afternoon. Per the tradition of the annual George Chryst Memorial Bowl, Tommy Novotny (Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette) and Carter Sessa (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) were named the offensive and defensive players of the game respectively for UWW as chosen by the media in attendance. Novotny was a workhorse Saturday, battling for 87 yards on 22 carries including a rushing touchdown. He added four receptions for 29 yards and another score. Sessa capped the first half with…